Issued to mark the turn of the millennium, this is one of dozens of nearly identical five-pound crown-sized pieces struck in sterling silver by Commonwealth territories during 1999–2000, most sharing the same Raphael Maklouf or Ian Rank-Broadley obverse and generic reverse commissions. Jersey's issue was produced by the Royal Mint under contract, as the Bailiwick has no minting infrastructure of its own. The KM#109 attribution places it firmly in the commemorative series Jersey accelerated through the 1990s to meet collector demand rather than any circulating need.
Issued to mark the turn of the millennium, this is one of dozens of nearly identical five-pound crown-sized pieces struck in sterling silver by Commonwealth territories during 1999–2000, most sharing the same Raphael Maklouf or Ian Rank-Broadley obverse and generic reverse commissions. Jersey's issue was produced by the Royal Mint under contract, as the Bailiwick has no minting infrastructure of its own. The KM#109 attribution places it firmly in the commemorative series Jersey accelerated through the 1990s to meet collector demand rather than any circulating need.